The Rodina Mat ("Mother Motherland" statue towers above the "Hero City" memorial plaque for Kyiv's defense against the Germans during WWII.

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Published: October 14, 2013

Rodina Mat and Kyiv Hero City plaque

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Alex Sitnikov

Alex holds a BA in Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language (RFL) and is currently on his way to get an MA in Translation. He came to Moscow from Tolyatti to study at Lomonosov Moscow State University in 2013 and has been in love with the city ever since. In March 2018 Alex joined SRAS to help coordinate student activities in Moscow. When he’s not occupied with that, Alex likes to play guitar, sing, read, play videogames, and make YouTube videos.

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